Holodomor: Genocide, Memory, and the Struggle for Ukraine's Identity

The Holodomor, known as the Great Famine of 1932–1933, is one of the most tragic pages in 20th-century history. This article analyzes this event not as a random famine but as a systematic and deliberate genocide planned by the Stalinist regime. The author examines the mechanisms of terror, including collectivization and border blockades, intended to crush Ukrainian resistance. The text draws on the concepts of Raphael Lemkin, the creator of the concept of genocide, pointing to the destruction of intellectual elites and Russification as elements of a broader plan to exterminate the nation. The contemporary struggle for memory and historical truth about the Holodomor is crucial to understanding Ukraine's identity today and its geopolitical aspirations for freedom and sovereignty in the face of imperialism.